Press Investigation: Handful of firms bankrolling local elections

7:10 PM,
Nov. 3, 2013

Written by

Shannon Mullen | @MullenAPP

With lucrative Sandy-related contracts still up for grabs, the Shore's most politically active engineering firms have stepped up their campaign contributions in Monmouth and Ocean counties by nearly 80 percent, an Asbury Park Press investigation found.

The top contributing firms - Remington, Vernick & Vena, T&M Associates, Richard A. Alaimo Associates, Owen, Little & Associates, and Maser Consulting - have doled out approximately $223,000 in contributions to candidates, party organizations and PACs in the two counties, according to campaign finance reports filed with the New ...